Before I Hit The Stage: Backstage Rock'n'Roll Moments in New York City
by Paul Miles & Jason Obrotka
Published by Outskirts Press
Publication date: 30/3/15
Hardcover, 222 pages
ISBN: 978-1478739739

Before I Hit the Stage: Backstage Rock’n’Roll Moments in New York City
is a contemporary rock photography book of candid and insightful images
from concert dressing rooms and hallways that captures rock'n'roll
artists in the intimate moments before their performance. For some,
it’s about the calm before the musical storm – for others, it’s all
about building adrenaline and getting the party started!

This hardcover coffee table book is the world’s first to
photographically document touring rock’n’roll bands backstage in one
city during one year. Before I Hit the Stage
takes readers behind the scenes as the rock stars get into their stage
clothes, put their makeup on, warm-up their fingers and vocal chords,
get loose and enjoy moments with their VIP guests before they rock one
of the world’s greatest cities.

Before I Hit the Stage is a unique and compelling collection of
pre-show rituals and backstage antics in New York City. It
chronologically presents hundreds of images of sixty rock bands and
solo artists.

For decades they have held
the power to attract the world's hottest supermodels. They have their
choice of groupies awaiting them at every tour stop. They've had sex
in all its most bizarre forms in all the most inappropriate places,
all around the world – and now they let you in on the action!

Sex Tips from Rock Stars is the world’s first confessional book
of rock stars sexual adventures featuring many of the world's most celebrated
rockers revealing their dos and don'ts on a long list of erotic subjects.
Here are uncensored, bite-sized tips and hilarious pointers on every
aspect of sex. Some ideas are practical and surprising, others are as
wild and crazy as fans might expect.

This book is
a detailed, first-hand account of Mötley Crüe's Red, White & Crüe tour.
After summing up the Crüe's history from the fans' perspective in their
first-ever live album six years earlier, Paul Miles finally got his
chance to see the band live for the very first time. Travel across Australia
with the author, sharing all his experiences with Mötley and their crew,
the cities he visits, and the people he meets along the way.

It's YOUR 'All
Access' pass, taking you in and out of the strip club, the restaurant,
the beach, aeroplanes, bars, arenas, hotel rooms, limos, shops, backstage
corridors, nightclubs, dressing rooms - even the graveyard! Enjoy the
humourous Mick Mars, the loud-as-hell Tommy Lee, the respectful Nikki
Sixx, the classic Vince Neil, as well as cameos from Motörhead's Lemmy
Kilmister. Includes:

6 shows in
8 days across Australia with Motörhead in December 2005

Copies of
press releases and the full press conference transcript

A unique
insight into life on the road with Mötley Crüe

Photos by
Nikki Sixx and other members of the crew

100-plus
tour pictures inc. Mötley keepsakes

A short intro
by Mighty Mike

A wonderful
documentation of the massive Carnival of Sins tour.

Now out of print

What Mötley
Crüe Mean to Me: Crüeheads Share Their Stories
Edited by Paul Miles

Like Mötley
Crüe's band members themselves, their fans have also experienced their
fair share of divorce, death, addiction, love, abuse, and incarceration.
This book is a high-quality "by-the-fans, for-the-fans" collection,
showing the impact and inspiration of Mötley Crüe on their fans' lives.

They tell stories
of how they've looked up to the Crüe as family figures, guiding and
shaping their worlds, while fellow fans have become the cousins, bonded
by the Mötley way of life in their veins. The Crüe is always there for
them as a positive energy to celebrate with, to wallow with, to vent
with, and to be inspired by. For it's the Crüe and their music that
the fans religiously turn to for help to pull them through the ugliest
and toughest of times.

You will laugh
at the things they have done; you'll nod your head in agreement with
their feelings. Because as they say - Crüe fans are best, f@ck the rest!

69 Crüeheads
open up their hearts for the whole world to read

Fan contributors
aged 11-41

Stories from
across the continents of North America, Europe, South America and
Australia

Foreword
by Shaun Pollitt of Motley.com

Add it to your
collection now!

Now out of print

Chronological
Crue Vol. 1 - The Eighties: The Complete History of Mötley Crüe in the
1980s
by Paul Miles

"Nobody
on the planet has dedicated their life to documenting the entire history
of Mötley Crüe more accurately, thoroughly, and continuously than Paul
Miles. Rather than recount the story of the most reckless musical act
the world has ever seen in the past tense, this book will guide you
through every step of the way as it all unfolded. Pulling no punches
and telling no lies, Paul Miles will reveal facts that have been covered
up, forgotten, or falsified by every previous account. Get ready to
find out the real truth behind the highest highs and lowest lows in
the Crüe's perilous kingdom of sex, drugs, and rock n' roll..."Steve-O, of MTV's Jackass and Wildboyz infamy

"Paul knows
more about us than we know."Tommy Lee

"I've read
it before and gone, we did THAT?"Nikki Sixx

"Chronological
Crue is without a doubt the definitive Mötley Crüe reference work. I
used it extensively in writing the script of The Dirt and I highly
recommend it to not only fans of the band, but anyone with an interest
in the history of rock n' roll. For contained on these sweaty pages
is a treasure trove of sleazy tidbits on not just the band but the slew
of other musicians, critics, groupies, scum sucking corporate-types,
famous wives and infamous playthings who came across their path. If
Mötley played with them, partied with them or shagged them silly, it's
here for all to see. It is a compulsive completist's dream, filled with
the sort of arcane minutia that can settle arguments, win bets, or simply
allow you to sleep after pondering for hours the exact date of Nikki
Sixx's first overdose in the back alleys of Hammersmith. Now hurry up
and buy it so Paul Miles can finally feel as if his life has meaning."Rich
Wilkes, screenwriter of Mötley's movie The
Dirt

Direct from
pages of the highly-acclaimed rock website read well-over 4 million
times

THE definitive
source of fact on the world's most notorious rock band

Used by TV
networks, music industry journalists and critics as an invaluable
reference on Mötley Crüe

"The dictionary
defines Hero as “a person noted for feats of courage or nobility of
purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life.”
Young Nikki grit his teeth to overcome an adverse childhood and rose
to accomplish his rock dreams and aspirations. Against the odds and
against the grain, Nikki Sixx’s story is the perfect illustration of
how determination and sheer guts can overcome any adversity. He sacrificed
his own life along the way, but thankfully lives to tell its tale. He
continues to inspire and motivate so many people, from so many walks
of life, around the globe. Nikki Sixx is a true hero." Paul Miles.

The first and only biography exclusively dedicated
to the life and times of hard rock's mad scientist, Mötley Crüe mastermind
Nikki Sixx, this title is a must-have for any die hard Crüe fan or collector.
Includes a testimony piece by Paul Miles.

The sequel to the controversial
hit book
KISS & Tell by Gordon G. G. Gebert and Bob McAdams. This sequel
contains more outrageous stories about Ace Frehley and KISS, including
a contribution by Paul Miles re-telling the amusing story of how an
intoxicated Ace Frehley told him to "Fuck Off!"

For over 18 years, Mötley
Crüe have continued to entertain audiences with their jaw-dropping,
live rock'n'roll shows. Their teenage beginnings saw gigs with chainsaws
eating through mannequins, and a raw energy and sound that ignited the
public. The Crüe turned crowds into fans and were soon tearing up stages
in every corner of the globe, doing what they do best - excess! Over
the top amounts of pyro, lights, sweat and volume provide the inspiration
for destruction and mayhem, both on stage and in the audience. Mötley
have always set new benchmarks in live performance with every dangerous
and spectacular tour production. From disturbing video footage on big
screens to more naked flesh than your local strip club, Mötley Crüe
have survived the test of time by proving rock'n'roll is - "Entertainment
or Death."Paul Miles, fan, Sept '99.

Long overdue and eagerly
awaited by Crüeheads and metal fans alike, ENTERTAINMENT OR DEATH was
the first-ever live Mötley Crüe release. And instead of just pulling
a couple shows from the group's reunion tour, this double-album covers
Mötley Crüe's entire career; it is an audio souvenir of one of the most
exciting live bands ever: Mötley Crüe - Vince Neil (vocals), Mick Mars
(guitar), Nikki Sixx (bass), Tommy Lee (drums).

This is an Enhanced CD,
which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Recorded between 1982 & 1999, the release contains
liner notes penned by Paul Miles.

In 1981, four rebels
obsessed with music came together in Hollywood to create Mötley Crüe.
The youth dug their outrageous image and theatrical performances, as
parents and the establishment were appalled. The Crüe’s bona fide “sex,
drugs and rock’n’roll” way-of-life that shot them over the top has certainly
been well documented in recent times. But the trail of destruction left
in the wake of their accomplishments is certainly not their only legacy:
too often overshadowed by drama, their impressive catalogue of songs
now spanning three decades continues to inspire and influence musicians
worldwide. And as the runaway success of the band’s second wind continues
to blow people away, the legacy of Mötley Crüe’s music – from rock anthems
through power ballads – will forever warm hearts and keep fists in the
air.Paul Miles, Nov '06.

I was hired to write a historical
article on the band plus a comprehensive discography for inclusion as album notes in
the third and final volume of Motley Crue's box set. With the success
of the band's 2005/6 reunion comeback, finalisation and release of this
product had been put on hold for the time being. Stay tuned for details
on its release.